11)4 NEW SUBJECT OF COMPLAINT. [1696. 



Petitions against him. We thinking onrselves in a manner 

 out of his Clutches, answer'd boldly, That he might be sure 

 that it was not to boast any ways of his kindness to us, but 

 to acquaint^ these Gentlemen, who were at length come to 

 our Assistance, with his barbarous usage of us, even to the 

 last Moment, and that they might testifie this Complaint 

 was made even at Isle Maurice. After some injurious Ex- 

 pressions he reassum'd a ridiculing Air, and told us, if we 

 thought our selves aggriev'd, we might seek for Justice at 

 Batavia from the General and his Council, and we answer'd 

 that that was our Eesolution. After Dinner- he had us 

 call'd again, when he told us, in the presence of the Council 

 of the Vessel,^ that he had at first given Orders we should 

 be receiv'd on board as Passengers, without being oblig'd to 

 do any thing ; but since we had presented that fine Petition, 

 we should work as the Soldiers did, before we eat.* As for 

 Monsieur dc la Cases part, added he, he must be contented 

 to lie in Irons during the whole Voyage, and so you shall 

 have a new subject of Complaint when you come to Batavia. 



attends solely to the main business of well and speedily lining his 

 purse, and all look to the time when they shall be able to withdraw 

 themselves from the insolent dominion of an arbitrary government, 

 against which little or nothing can be said or done." (0/). cit., i, 146.) 

 ^ In orig. : " en sa propre presence," omitted by translator. 



2 In orig. : " L'apres midi." 



3 " If a copeman (Jcoopmaii or factor) or under-copeman goes from 

 port to port in any ship he has the command of her, and also of the 

 fleet, or all ships in company, by the Company's settled order in their 

 articles. When there is a fleet together under the command of a com- 

 mandore, the council is to consist of copemen and skippers. When a 

 ship is single the council is to be of copeman, skijjper, under-copeman, 



book-keeper, and steersman All chiefs of factories have free 



power to dispose of their ships and men while they are under their 

 chiefship, and as occasion requires in the Company's service. They may 

 take out men, ammunition, provisions, and stores, though such ships 

 come there casually through accident or necessity." [Universal 

 History^ Modern^ vol. ix, p. 132.) 



* In orig. : "& seulement pour notre nourriture." 



